Boost younger students’ grasp of atomic structure

In secondary education, we don’t look at atomic structure in detail until teaching 14–16 students. Here, chemistry teacher Louise Hussein argues that you can provide students with excellent foundations for later learning if you go a little deeper when teaching students this topic at 11–14. By splitting the foundations for these years into three key sections, she outlines an essential approach to teaching atomic structure to younger classes. These top tips will ensure the learning leap from 11–14 to 14–16 becomes simply the next step for students.